Saints trailed by 2 before Johns Hopkins hits stride

Staff reports

Updated 11:29 pm, Friday, February 8, 2013

The Siena men's lacrosse team allowed nine second-half goals and fell to No. 4 Johns Hopkins 15-6 in the season opener for both teams in Baltimore.

Siena trailed 5-1 after one quarter, but outscored the hosts 3-1 in the second to cut the deficit to two goals, 6-4, at halftime. Saints sophomore Conor Prunty scored three of his four goals in the first half.

Johns Hopkins came out firing in the second half, scoring four consecutive goals to grab a 10-4 lead with 3:38 remaining in the third quarter.

Siena senior goalie Matt Sharp stopped a career-high 20 shots. It was the second year in a row a Saints goalie collected 20 saves in the season opener. Johns Hopkins goalies Pierce Bassett and Eric Schneider made 12 and two stops, respectively.